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Solomon J. Hottenstein

American soldier (1844–1896)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ24958208 ↗
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Solomon Joseph Hottenstein (May 5, 1844 – May 24, 1896) was an American soldier and member of the 107th Pennsylvania Infantry who fought in the American Civil War and was awarded the Medal of Honor for seizing the flag that belonged to a group of Confederate Army soldiers. Confederate soldiers subsequently pursued Hottenstein and were captured by Union Army soldiers.

Hottenstein was born in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and died in Manassas, Virginia, where he was interred in Manassas Cemetery. He had seven children.

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This entry incorporates text from “Solomon J. Hottenstein” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.